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  • Spimbletochat@hexbear.net*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    I didn’t expect “Russia shouldn’t bomb civilians” to be so controversial.

    What economic system do you support? I seem to have stumbled into a world that thinks very differently than me on some topics so I want to know how similar or different we are on others


  • Spimbletochat@hexbear.net*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    I’m sure you like to pretend to think NATO is bad. But you don’t. Not really.

    Really cool that you know more about me than I do.

    I bet we have lots of beliefs in common. I just don’t understand or support your reluctance to say Russia is doing some very bad things






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    1 year ago

    nazis and their accomplices are bad. simple as.

    Completely agree. But “which Ukrainians are Nazis” is Not defined here. Bad actors who just want to kill Ukrainians can imply there are more Nazis in Ukraine than there actually are


  • Spimbletochat@hexbear.net*Permanently Deleted*
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    1 year ago

    It’s a statement about Ukrainian Nazis i.e. Azov, and their accomplices, i.e. the Ukrainian state and NATO.

    How it’s written is absolutely clearly not a statement on civilians, bystanders, anti-war movements, or others neutral to the conflict.

    It’s actually not clear at all because the only quantifier it provides is an amorphous category.

    If a racist person makes a statement about " degenerates" they can defend it saying they were only talking about a very small group but the reality is they’re signaling to other racists they’re talking about the whole culture.

    Your coworkers are afraid the author is including civilians and bystanders in the group “Nazis”.





  • SpimbletoMemes@lemmy.mlAd blockers are a must
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    1 year ago

    My guess is they’re not self destructing. They’re pissing off parts of the user base to profit more from the rest of the user base. I’d guess it’s all calculated and profitable. Except whatever twitter is doing that’s just a mess



  • SpimbletoMemes@lemmy.mlWinning is relative
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    1 year ago

    people losing everything for medical expenses is a meme

    about 2/3 have medical expenses as a direct cause. That’s about 250k people a year.

    The reality is that hyperbole you’re describing affects a small number of people

    🤔

    How many people go bankrupt to medical debt a year in Canada? It’s less than 250k a year